Nick Cater blames Probyn’s sacking on ‘poisonous’ equity – but didn’t get the News Corp memo | Weekly Beast

The Australian’s columnist criticises ABC, as political leaders also share thoughts on cuts at public broadcaster. Plus: Shannon Noll’s chicken zingerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEveryone from the prime minister down had an opinion about the ABC’s decision to make political editor Andrew Probyn redundant but one take stands out. “Was Andrew Probyn let go from the ABC for being male and white?” asked Nick Cater in the Australian (without a single piece of evidence suggesting this was the case).Probyn “faces an uphill task” getting another job, Cater says, because he is a member of an oppressed class that doesn’t tick any diversity boxes promoted by “radical ideology”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-06-23 03:01:45 UTC ]

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Consumer Rights Act updated to include digital purchases

Biggest overhaul of law for years will see statutory rights traditionally covering cars and white goods extended to apps and music downloadsMillions of UK consumers who download music or buy ebooks can now claim a replacement if the digital content they have bought is faulty.In an overhaul of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Adler of Melbourne University Press to chair Book Council of Australia

Announcement follows heightened pressure on arts minister to reveal plans for new council, to which Tony Abbott promised $6m in December 2014Louise Adler, the prominent Australian publisher and chief executive of Melbourne University Press, has been appointed inaugural chair of the Book Council... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Game of Thrones app from HC UK

HarperCollins UK has teamed up with George R R Martin and digital product studio Reason to produce a new Game of Thrones app. Released today (30th July), the free app is designed as a "bridge product" for fans of the TV series who have not yet read the books. The app asks users where they are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Mundine: Fairfax Media to apologise over Indigenous mining story

Fairfax and Warren Mundine have reached an out-of-court settlement over ‘inflammatory allegations’ Mundine says were made against himWarren Mundine says Fairfax Media will apologise to him over an article that claimed a company he had an interest in lobbied for an Indigenous body to drop... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Gambon to play Winston Churchill in ITV drama

Churchill’s Secret is based on Jonathan Smith’s book set in 1953, when the former prime minister had a strokeSir Michael Gambon is to play Winston Churchill in a new ITV drama about his final years in office opposite Lindsay Duncan as his wife, Clementine.Churchill’s Secret is based on Jonathan... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New E-book Bundling Service BitLit Adds Macmillan

The start-up with a free app that allows customers to purchase ebook editions of titles they already own, has added Macmillan to its roster of publishing partners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad launches After Dark app

Online writing site Wattpad is launching a free app that offers romance writing for adults, called After Dark. After Dark gives readers access to thousands of romance stories written by published authors and popular Wattpad writers. It contains content-specific channels such as LGBTQ, Urban,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus to publish Churchill: The Life

Octopus Publishing Group has signed world rights in Churchill: The Life - In His Own Words and Pictures. The illustrated history of the prime minister's life draws on unique archive resources, in association with Churchill Heritage Ltd, and written by historian Max Arthur. Editorial director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Textbook Creator turns authors into teachers (and vice versa)

While ebooks are everywhere, electronic textbooks never really caught on, despite their potential to bring immersive learning at a lower cost. Amazon is trying to change that with the Kindle Textbook Creator, a free app from its newly formed Kindle ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Monkeys Diary: BBC traitors, the Sun, John Ryley and Robert Peston

Professor Jean Seaton, the BBCs official historian, has at last agreed a title with it for her volume on the 1974-87 period, due in January. These were years of endless friction with the Thatcher government over reporting of Northern Ireland, the Falklands War and the bombing of Libya, and ended... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New mobile app locates great Scottish books

A new, free app which links books and authors to dates, themes and distinct locations around... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Unbound Links Print, Digital

HarperCollins is releasing HarperCollins Unbound, a new, free app for Apple and Android smartphones that allows consumers to scan HarperCollins print books for additional digital content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Death of Thatcher sparks publishing flurry

A flurry of publishing activity has been prompted by the death of former prime minister... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Geographic Magazine Exceeds 100,000 Paid Digital Subscribers

National Geographic Magazine topped 100,000 paid digital subscribers this past weekend and the magazine's special series on world population, which was collected into one app called "7 Billion", was the number one free app for iPad in iTunes. The 7 Billion app was promoted in Apple's new and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Potential Spanish ebook VAT cut welcomed

Written By: Paul Rigg Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 15:11 The Spanish socialists pledge to reduce ebook VAT (IVA) to 4% has been welcomed by the director of the Spanish ebook platform Libranda. The announcement came from Alfredo Rubalcaba, who is the socialists’ candidate to become prime... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mankell releases Wallander app

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:24 Vintage author Henning Mankell, in collaboration with Ystad Tourism, has released a free app that enables fans get to know more about the location of the crime series, following the movements of fictional detective Kurt... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith launches Priority Moments with O2

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 25/07/2011 - 16:05 W H Smith has launched a new half-price book promotion in partnership with mobile phone network O2, which it said has the potential to reach 22 million new customers. Priority Moments, which launches today (25th July), allows... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Westmonster - the new politics blog

Lloyd Shepherd, former director of news and information products at Yahoo and (disclaimer) deputy director of digital publishing at GU, has a new company and a new project in the form of Messy Media which is set to roll out a series of specialist news blogs.The company launched its first... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2007-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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